Sonnets et Eaux-Fortes. A collection of 42 poems illustrated by 42 etchings published under the direction of Philippe Burty. Edition Alphonse Lemerre, Paris 1869. Limited edition of 350 copies, after the publication the plates for the etchings have been destroyed. Rare edition with poems by Renaud, Claudel, Lemoyne, Vacquerie, and others, and etchings by Manet, Gustav Dore, Corot, Braquemond, Hugo (after) and others, the book is bounded in the original published red cover. Etchings printed by Salmon.

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